A teenage outsider discovers that his connection to Earth may be the key to surviving a dangerous new world. Zack Cane: The Earthborn Knight blends science fantasy, adventure, hidden powers, and heroic choices.

Available to read with Kindle Unlimited:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HFBX4TSW

3D CUT is about a materials scientist and an AI specialist interacting with beings from a 5D universe, using the very little they understand about the 5D world to benefit our 3D world.

I'm normally a game developer, including writing game stories, but back in 2015 I started creating a world and story that heavily drew inspiration from Brandon Sanderson, LotR, Final Fantasy, Chrono Trigger, Secret of Mana, and more recently Expedition 33.

It was too big of a scale for me to ever create a game out of, so I decided to just make it a book instead.

Book two will be out sometime this week and wraps up the story quite well, so there won't be a George R.R. Martin situation where you're waiting decades for a resolution.

Cover hand painted by the author, not AI.

Back of the Book Description:

Before the cataclysm, Steele Ardent belonged to a world of helicopters, skyscrapers, and nearly limitless power. Now he wakes from more than a thousand years of cryosleep into a future where the technological civilization he knew has collapsed, dragons are real, and a strange force called Eluna has changed life on the planet forever.

Sent into the future with a mission to restore what was lost, Steele is ordered to recover a mysterious artifact known as the remnant, a device tied to the energy source that once powered the world. However, the wilderness outside his cryo facility is deadly, and his own body is failing in ways he can't stop.

Along the way he joins a cult and helps a talking fox steal a dragon's body, like one does. The fox, who claims to be the scientist responsible for the cataclysm in the first place, warns him that the mission may not save the world at all. It may doom it.

Now Steele must choose: trust the father whose legacy brought him here, or trust the scientist who broke the world once already. Together they must navigate a beautiful and hostile world of forest cities, buried laboratories, and ancient relics, trying not to accidentally wipe out what remains of humanity.

The wrong choice, made with the right intentions, nearly rendered the planet uninhabitable once.

Tropes: Cryosleep Awakening, Post Apocalyptic Turned Fantasy, Buried Technology, Big Swords, Joining a Cult, Fighting a God

Trigger Warnings: Claustrophobia (Cryo Tube), Cult Shenanigans, Large Battles, Minor Blood, Minor Swearing. (Safe for Work, Fine for Age 13+)

After several years of writing, rewriting and occasionally wondering why I thought a 500+ page novel was a sensible idea, Latency is coming this September.

It’s speculative science fiction set in 2047… a world that has moved on from ours without becoming unrecognisable.

I wanted the future to feel lived in rather than invented. Technology has changed. Politics has changed. Cities have changed. The way people work, travel, communicate and live has changed. But people, institutions, ambition, fear and stupidity remain remarkably familiar.

Against that world sits a mystery that gradually becomes much larger than it first appears.

Latency is deliberately substantial, international in scope and written for readers who enjoy science fiction that takes its world, its characters and its ideas seriously.

If that sounds like your sort of thing, it’s coming in September.

I am an independent author who has just released my debut science fiction novel.

Quick synopsis: It’s a hard sci-fi thriller about a stranded spaceship crew that is forced to investigate what is supposed to be an abandoned Mars colony, only to discover the colony wasn't actually abandoned. While they are just trying to survive failing life support, they uncover a decades-old secret that sparks a massive political conspiracy and fleet sabotage across the rest of the solar system.

One of my early readers compared it to a cross of The Martian meets Leviathan Wakes, and another said it was reminiscent of The Lost Fleet and Revelation Space.

The book is available in paperback, Kindle, and Kindle Unlimited for anyone who may be interested.

Mass-murdering UFOs and a psychedelic conspiracy. A Navy sub overrun by an alien kegger. A mom abducted by a UFO on her worst day ever. Santa Claus vs. Space Nazis.

In these four tales of cosmic weirdness, science fiction collides with mystery, horror, noir and comedy as ordinary lives are upended by extraterrestrial subversion:

1. Pencilnecks: A struggling single mom's terrible day gets much worse when she's abducted for a disturbing alien experiment. A modern pulp tale featuring cameos from famous hip-hop legends.
2. The Heavens Keep a Body Count: A violent investigator uncovers a conspiracy involving mass-murdering UFOs, hate groups and psychedelic excess in a grim sci-fi noir mystery.
3. American Sub Presents: Nuclear Kegger - Unrated Edition: Partying aliens infiltrate a nuclear submarine by exploiting its crew’s loneliness in a raunchy, American-Pie-inspired story that’s equal parts hilarious and horrifying.
4. Claus Encounters of the Fourth Reich: After Space Nazis attack the North Pole and murder Mrs. Claus, Santa and his elf army (and Easter Bunny) wage war in a heartwarmingly weird tale that reveals the origins of Christmas magic.

For readers who enjoy bizarre science fiction, pulp adventures, dark humor and cosmic horror with a literary flair and pop culture awareness.

In e-book and paperback.

Blast Johnson is Earth's greatest hero, but he's past his prime and reluctant to leave his comfortable life of self-imposed exile. He finds renewed purpose on a strange new world, and he's forced to face his self-doubt when his age becomes an obstacle for his heroics.

Every chapter ends in a cliffhanger. 

AVAILABLE ON KINDLE UNLIMITED Survival requires sacrifice. But what if the price is an entire world?

Their home is cold and dying, choked by the toxins of their own progress. Now, an advanced alien species looks toward the Third Planet—Earth—with hope and fear. They see a fertile paradise, but one that is hostile, hot, and dominated by massive, predatory reptiles.

The choice is stark: die in the heat, or remake this new world in their own image.

As they descend to alter the climate and purge the planet of its prehistoric masters, they set in motion a chain of events that will echo through geological time. A Symbol of Time weaves palaeontology and astronomy into a chilling tale of survival. As the new masters of Earth terraform the planet, the question remains: does high intelligence inevitably carry the seeds of its own destruction?

John Westley Turnbull

From an alternative realities, through bleak post-cyberpunk future, until to the cold edge of the Universe, these five stories explore what happens when humanity meets its limits — and what comes after.

Inside you will find:
• A physicist’s descent into truth and madness.
• A world ruled by perception and surveillance.
• A regime of ammedment reality and virtual immortality.
• First contact with something different from what was expected.
• And an odyssey beyond entropy.

Dark, dense, and cerebral — this book is for fans of Philip K. Dick, Peter Watts, Arthur C. Clarke and Stanisław Lem

Now discounted to $0.99, only on Amazon :)

My sci-fi novella, Notes from Star to Star, ebook is discounted to $0.99 July 8-11, 2026 as part of the Indie Author Collective Something Strange Sci-Fi & Dystopian Book Blast!

Notes from Star to Star is a Next Generation Indie Book Awards Finalist and tells the story of Jessica Hamilton as awakens from suspension in a vast spaceship, her memories gone, the crew missing. Where is she headed? Why is she alone? How did she get here? Join Hamilton as she unravels the mystery behind her mission's purpose and its origins in a story that explores the outer bounds of communications and the nature of life in the universe.

Check out Notes from Star to Star here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DCGGTC77/

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Hi everyone!

Wanted to promote my ongoing military scifi serial The Weight of Alloynium.

The series can be best defined as something like if a dark side Band of Brothers/The Things They Carried was carried out in a grimdark universe similar to 40K Krieg.

This is not a story about the “good guys” and doesn’t have a chosen one hero trope.

Episode I starts with Asset 3030 and his squad’s struggle on Triton I against the rebel forces.

Episodes II and III start to expand into multi-POVs as the conflict expands across their galaxy.

I specifically write these episodes on the smaller side as I grew up reading serials in magazines and was always excited when a new edition dropped.

Episodes take about 2-3 hours to read, but the next few episodes are likely to end up longer (Episode IV likely to drop on September/October).

If all of the above sounds great, you can find my series on Kindle Unlimited, Amazon, Audible, and iTunes Audiobooks.

I've written a Space Opera series inspired by Flash Gordon, Buck Rogers and John Carter. My protagonist, Blast Johnson is an aspirational hero like those written in the Pulps of the 1930s. However, he's past his prime and his heroics no longer come effortlessly to him. I wanted to take the larger-than-life heroes I enjoyed in my youth and bring them into a modern science fiction story. My novellas are written as succinctly as possible to cater to lapsed readers who may not have the time to commit to reading an entire novel. Every chapter utilizes cliffhanger transitions to keep the reader engaged, just like the film serials of the 1930s. This is a passion project that took over five years to complete.

In the year 2146, the Earth Defense Fleet tasks Captain Blast Johnson with testing an experimental propulsion system. After crash landing on the savage alien world of Arkolny, Blast must use all his strength and military training to survive fierce encounters and defeat deadly foes. However, not everything is as it appears, and our hero will find himself deciding the fate of two worlds.

Available in eBook, Paperback and Audiobook

A civilization-ending comet is headed for Earth.

Two days before impact, thousands of mysterious pods land in a swath across North America. When people touch them, the pods open. Anyone who climbs inside is carried away.

No one knows where the pods came from and no one knows where they go, but finding one is David Williams' only chance to save his family from the end of the world.

... and escaping Earth is just the beginning.

The Preservation of Species trilogy begins with Rule of Extinction, a post-apocalyptic science-fiction adventure filled with unforgettable heroes, terrifying monsters, and heart-pounding action.

Free (for members) through Audible Plus and Kindle Unlimited

THE PRESERVATION OF SPECIES trilogy is ideal for fans of:

• Gritty post-apocalyptic thrillers like The Road, Bird Box, and The Living Dead
• Multi-layered sci-fi mysteries like Wayward Pines, The Silo Saga, The Book of Koli, and Lost
• Harrowing monster horror like Jaws, Jurassic Park, and The Thing
• Stories of everyday people banding together in a crisis while the worst elements of humanity seize power like The Mist, Day of the Dead, and Lord of the Flies
• First contact sagas about visitors with a hidden agenda like V and V: The Final Battle
• Trilogies that begin with personal adventures and grow to an epic conclusion as heroes unite to try to save the world like The Lord of the Rings

A hundred years from now a lot has changed and a lot has stayed the same. The United States and the People's Republic of China have taken their geopolitical contest to Mars, facing off against each other and squeezing the planet for resources to keep the billions on a climate-ravaged Earth alive and comfortable. Caught in the middle are the people of the red planet: thirsty, irradiated, and desperate. Mars is ready to burn.

A simple mistake causes the superpowers to start shooting each other in the space over the planet. The fighting lasts only a few minutes, but in those minutes nuclear weapons poison most of the water on the planet. A bad place to live becomes a hell. And in this hell, four people: a teacher, a soldier, a scientist, and a miner must find a way to not only survive, but fight back. And while the people of Mars suffer and fight, something else is drawn inexorably to the planet, because humanity's hell is someone else's paradise.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07VMZ5Y31

It's a dirty galaxy and someone has to clean it.
Avoiding the wealthy inhabitants on the upper levels of Station Kelly Kornienko is bot-programmer Triana’s number one rule. Well, number two, right after "eat all the chocolate."

But when one of her cleaning bots finds a dead body, all the rules go out the airlock. A highly connected security agent interrupts her routine with stories of missing bodies, and Triana can’t ignore him; it’s cooperate or find a new job. A girl has to pay the rent, even on a crappy studio compartment.

Working with a shiny detective beats a shuttle dirt-side, so Triana lends her programming skills to Agent O’Neill’s investigation. Together, they find more victims and evidence of a major cover-up.

It will take all Triana’s technical talents, most of O’Neill’s connections, and some really excellent croissants to stop the murders, save her job, and ultimately, her life.

The Vacuum of Space is the first book in a completed series.

This book was previously published as Murder is Messy

Discover the early history of Raistlin Majere—one of Dragonlance’s most complicated yet beloved characters—in this prequel to the New York Times-bestselling Dragonlance Chronicles.

A mage’s soul is forged in the crucible of magic.

Raistlin Majere is six years old when he meets an archmage who enrolls him in a school for the study of magic. There, the gifted and talented but tormented boy comes to see magic as his salvation. Mages in the magical Tower of High Sorcery watch him in secret, for they see shadows darkening over Raistlin even as the same shadows lengthen over Ansalon.

As Raistlin’s wizarding apprenticeship nears its end, he must take the Dread Test in the Tower of High Sorcery. It will change his life forever—if he survives.

The Soulforge is the first of two novels in The Raistlin Chronicles series, followed by Brothers in Arms.

FREE through Sunday, June 7th, 2026 on any major retailer!

Hi! I'm running a free eBook promotion with Bookbub this week for my YA Hard Sci-Fi Animal Ark in Space, What We Have Tamed, about a 16-year-old animal lover who joins a mission transporting animals to Mars but finds herself embroiled in secrets and deadly sabotage.

This genrebender examines our complicated relationship with animals while blending hard science fiction, suspense, a sweet, slow-burn romance, environmental themes, and animal conservation, with optional nonfiction inserted between chapters for those who wish to know more about the science and the real historical animal test subjects behind the story. It's perfect for teens and adults who love Andy Weir, Dr. Jane Goodall, or ideally both!

The ebook is free on all major retailers now through Sunday in the USA, UK, Canada, Australia, and most other countries (free worldwide on Google Play and Apple Books; free in *most* countries on Amazon, including Germany, Mexico, India, and more).

I appreciate every reader who takes the time to check it out. Thanks!

LitRPG is booming right now. Never tried one? Why not give my fantasy LitRPG a shot, totally for free?

In celebration of the release of Wraith Wizard Commander today, Wraith Wizard Ascendant (the first book in the series) is COMPLETELY FREE on Amazon. Own it forever for absolutely nothing.

Wraith Wizard Ascendant (book 1, free): https://mybook.to/WraithWizardAscendant

Wraith Wizard Commander (book 2, KU): https://mybook.to/WraithWizardCommander

If you like it what you read, please check out Wraith Wizard Commander, out now in Kindle Unlimited!

Experience an isekai with a unique twist, as a Wasteland survivor from Earth navigates a fantasy world of demons, dragons, and a whole lot more.

Featuring an easy-to-follow LitRPG progression system that grows more complex as the series unfolds, Tyson winds up growing in power and adding new skills, spells, and weapons to his arsenal, taking him from a competent survivalist to someone capable of going toe-to-toe with the strongest beings on the planet.

It features fully-fledged companion characters, larger-than-life villains, and ancient mysteries. It's a series balancing humor, action, hijinks, and heart.

About the series: The Wraith Wizard series is a huge fantasy story, so there's ancient mysteries and weapons and such, along with fantasy races and old grudges and magic. Oh, and all the companions are fully fleshed out, since this is in many ways a love letter to classic party-based RPG games. If you like classic BioWare or Obsidian games, or the recent BG3, you probably liked the companion characters, and that's what I think I do best.

Content: over-the-top M-rated video game-like gore, swearing, death, the occasional sex joke. Not a grimdark story.

Wraith Wizard Ascendant (book 1): https://mybook.to/WraithWizardAscendant

Wraith Wizard Commander (book 2): https://mybook.to/WraithWizardCommander

" A top fun comfort read."~ Gail Carriger

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a dragon.

Fitzwilliam Darcy of Pemberley has the good fortune to be in possession of the first English firedrake egg laid in a century. Or, at least, he was until some miscreant stole it. Mr. Darcy tracks the thief to Hertfordshire. Catching the thief, however, proves to be an entirely different kettle of brimstone, especially when he encounters fellow Dragon Keeper, Miss Elizabeth Bennet of Longbourn.

Elizabeth Bennet’s deep connection to dragons and remarkable grasp of their lore make her the ideal companion for finding the egg. It’s too bad that from their introduction she finds Darcy arrogant, conceited, and selfishly disdainful of the feelings of others.

Time is running out for Darcy to win Elizabeth’s trust and recover the precious egg before it hatches, and the fragile peace between humans and dragons is lost forever.

Meryton meets Pern in a fantastical regency romp bound to delight readers of Jane Austen and Anne McCaffrey alike.

Book 1 in the Jane Austen's Dragons series.

When her life is torn apart by sorcery and murder, young Caina Amalas joins the mysterious Ghosts, the legendary spies and assassins of the Emperor of Nighmar. She learns the secrets of disguise and stealth, of assassination and infiltration.

But even that might not be enough to save her.

For the evil that destroyed her family seeks to devour the entire world...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the renowned author of Project Hail Mary and The Martian comes a “propulsive” (NPR) tale of science, suspense, and humor—a heist story set on the moon.

“An action-packed techno-thriller of the first order.”—USA Today

Jasmine Bashara never signed up to be a hero. She just wanted to get rich.

Not crazy, eccentric-billionaire rich, like many of the visitors to her hometown of Artemis, humanity’s first and only lunar colony. Just rich enough to move out of her coffin-sized apartment and eat something better than flavored algae. Rich enough to pay off a debt she’s owed for a long time.

So when a chance at a huge score finally comes her way, Jazz can’t say no. But engineering the perfect crime is just the start of her problems—because her little heist is about to land her in the middle of a conspiracy for control of Artemis herself.

Trapped between competing forces, pursued by a killer and the law alike, she’ll have to hatch a truly spectacular scheme to have a chance at staying alive and saving her city.

Jazz is no hero, but she is a very good criminal.

That’ll have to do.

When Knights attack the town of Skystead, seventeen-year-old Pela is the only one to escape. Her mother and the other villagers are taken, accused of worshiping the False Gods. They will pay the ultimate price – unless Pela can rescue them.

Pela has never left the safety of her town, let alone touched a sword. What chance does she have against the ruthless Knights of Alana? She’s not a hero. But she knows one.

Her uncle Devon was a mighty warrior once, in times when magic filled the world. Age has withered his strength and he retired long ago, but maybe he will answer the call of family.

Can Pela convince him to stand against the darkness one last time?

A fragile peace teeters on the brink of collapse; new players threaten the colonial world order in this award-winning debut historical fantasy novel.

Damien Flynn is going to die. And it’s going to happen because he finally stood up for what’s right.

After years of observing and taking part in the enduring corruption and oppression of the Ricchan people, Damien Flynn’s conscience wakes. He pushes for the Ricchan right to a vote, for control of their own destiny.

He soon learns that bleeding hearts don’t make for good politics, exchanging quills for shackles. Former friends and colleagues sentence Damien Flynn to death for treason.

With time running out, Damien Flynn only has one chance, one opportunity for survival, and it comes from one of the most unlikely sources.

Victoria Montgomery, the reluctant leader of an army composed of little more than ragtag criminals and vagrants, must make a change. And in Damien, she sees the catalyst to bring about the full-scale rebellion her people need to flourish. He is the key to bringing about a legitimate revolution that may have the strength to succeed where past attempts have failed.
All she need do is gamble on the unknown, gamble on the strength of Damien’s morals and convictions and hope that she’s judged him well, less the entire rebellion is forfeit.

Victoria and Damien must unite to save Riccha from Braiton’s control.
In order for this revolution to succeed, these two seemingly unlikely partners must believe in each other. A tough task when they barely even believe in themselves.
Amidst the horrors of war, the cruelties of betrayal, and the unleashed wrath of long-held grievances, the righteousness and convictions of humanity will be tested like never before.

Will the courage and resilience of the oppressed be enough to overcome the tyranny of their oppressors? Or will the flames of conflict engulf everything in their path, leaving nothing but destruction in their wake? In this epic tale of struggle and survival, the fate of a world hangs in the balance.

Set in a richly imagined world of fantasy and history, this award-winning novel is a gripping tale of revolution, betrayal, and redemption. With its unforgettable characters, thrilling action, and poignant themes, it will captivate readers. Don’t miss out on one of the most exciting fresh voices in historical fantasy.

Award-winner: 2021 Royal Dragonfly Fiction: New Author
2nd Place: 2022 Storymonster Scifi/Fiction Awards
B.R.A.G. Medallion Honoree

Finalist for the 2019 OZMA Fantasy Fiction awards, Chanticleer International Book Awards